Amanishabheto
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Amanishabheto [also Amanishakheto] was Kandake (queen) of Kush from 10BC to 1AD. She succeeded the Candace Amanirenas. Amanishakheto was Crown Princess for several years before she became Kandake. When the Roman Emperor Augustus attempted to conquer Nubia, she fought the Roman Army in three battles from 24-21 BCE. When the Augustus attempted to tax the Kushites, she and her son Akinidad attacked a Roman fort in Egypt. The Romans eventually negotiated peace. She was succeeded by her daughter, Amanitore.
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